ReviewThe international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS2022
An introductory review of robotically assisted surgical systems.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Impact of extended reality on robot-assisted surgery training: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Transoral robotic surgery vs. non-robotic surgeries for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Pooled it
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- The rebirth of pancreas transplantation: an innovative, fully robotic, reproducible surgical technique.BMC surgery · 2026Review
- Physics-informed neural networks for predicting laser-tissue interaction in maxillofacial reconstruction surgery.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Real-time intraoperative motion-following robotic assistance improves efficiency and accuracy in total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective comparative study.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2026Article
- Robotic Thoracic Surgery: Current Landscape and Future Directions.Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2026Review
- Robotic-Assisted Vascular Surgery: Current Landscape, Challenges, and Future Directions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Design and Analysis of a Magnetic Anchored and Cable-Driven Surgical Forceps for Minimally Invasive Surgery.Micromachines · 2025Article
- Exploring the effects of closed-console vs. open-console robotic-assisted surgery systems on team dynamics in the operating room.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- SAGES tool for assessing robotic surgery systems (STARSS).Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Advances in Techniques in Radical Prostatectomy.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- LL-MAROCO: A Large Language Model-Assisted Robotic System for Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Osteotomy.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Early postoperative outcomes in a retrospective propensity score-matched comparison of robotic extended totally extraperitoneal (r-eTEP) and extended totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) repair for ventral hernia.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Artificial Intelligence in Cardiac Surgery: Transforming Outcomes and Shaping the Future.Clinics and practice · 2025Review
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- Progress, challenges, and future perspectives of robot-assisted natural orifice specimen extraction surgery for colorectal cancer: a review.BMC surgery · 2024Review
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Abstract
purposeThe scope of the work is to present the state of the art of robotically assisted surgical systems and to give a general idea about how technology can help today and tomorrow robotic surgery. The road to innovation passes through research and on field trials; for this reason, not only commercial surgery robots, but also innovative prototype robots, proposed by the Academic world, are presented. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: Following a short introduction, robotically assisted surgery systems are introduced discussing their architectures and main peculiarities. A further section is dedicated to the key enabling technologies that will make possible to improve current systems and that will lead to a new generation of surgical robotic systems able to meet the patient's needs and facilitate the surgeon's task. Finally, brief concluding comments are given.
findingsThe idea of using robots for surgery was born many years ago and in a short time a market demand was created. Today the market is very dynamic, and several new products are updated and created for the execution of both traditional and new procedures. The article provides a guide for the reader who has an interest in this area. ORIGINALITY/VALUE: This paper provides an insight into the commercial robotic surgical systems and a look on research prototypes from academic and industrial worlds.
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